Emily Amick (@EmilyInYourPhone) will be the featured speaker at the United for Libraries President’s Program at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference on Sun., June 25, 11 a.m., McCormick Place, W184bc. The program is titled Fight Book Bans: Frame the Debate,…
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United for Libraries to present ‘Be Fierce: How to Harness Your Power for Your Libraries’ at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference
United for Libraries will present the program Be Fierce: How to Harness Your Power for Your Libraries on Sat., June 24, 9-10 a.m., McCormick Place, W187a, at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference. This panel will feature “boots on the ground”…
United for Libraries to present ‘Get Ready, Stay Ready: Supporting Proactive Community Advocacy for Library Professionals’ at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference
United for Libraries will present Get Ready, Stay Ready: Supporting Proactive Community Advocacy for Library Professionals on Sat., June 24, 11 a.m. to noon at McCormick Place, W185a, at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference. Join a panel of expert speakers…
Patty Zusinas awarded 2023 United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant sponsored by ThriftBooks
Patty Zusinas, Past President of the Moon Township (Pa.) Library Friends, is the 2023 recipient of the United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant sponsored by ThriftBooks. She will receive free registration to the 2023 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago and…
Richard H. Mynark awarded 2023 ALA Trustee Citation
Pulaski County (Ind.) Public Library Board of Trustees president Richard H. Mynark is the recipient of the 2023 ALA Trustee Citation. He will be recognized at the Opening General Session of the 2023 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Established in…
Free webinar on ‘The Library Ecosystem: ONE VOICE for Advocacy’ on June 7
United for Libraries will present a free webinar, The Library Ecosystem: ONE VOICE for Advocacy, on Wed., June 7, 2 p.m. Eastern. Need to strengthen your library advocacy at the local level, state level, or beyond? Learn about the ALA…
Learn about ‘Library Ecosystem Tools in Action’ in May 10 webinar
Join the #ALAEcosystem team for Library Ecosystem Tools in Action, a webinar on Wed., May 10, 3:30-5 p.m. Eastern. ALA President-Elect Emily Drabinski will introduce Lucy Santos Green (Get Ready Stay Ready), Beth Thomas and Tricina Strong-Beebe (New Jersey Association…
PBS Books and Booklist announce Booklist Reader partnership
Booklist, the official book review journal published by ALA, and PBS Books, a multi-platform initiative celebrating the love of reading, are pleased to announce a partnership through Booklist Reader. Booklist launched Booklist Reader for library patrons and visitors digitally in…
Nation to Celebrate Library Workers, April 25, 2023
Library staff play an invaluable role in supporting their communities. In both good times and times of challenge or crisis, library workers in all types of libraries serve millions of library users in need of free access to Wi-Fi, eBooks,…
ALA calls for a national day of action to protect the freedom to read, designates Right to Read Monday, April 24, for National Library Week
ALA announced a national day of action to protect libraries and the freedom to read, designating April 24, the Monday of National Library Week, as Right to Read Day. Right to Read Day also marks the first anniversary of the…